
Thomas Santos
MPA
HI, USImproving Team Dynamics, Personal growth and Leadership coaching, Emergency Readiness/preparedness, Leadership Development, Active Threat preparedness, Ethics and Accountability training.
Mr. Thomas “Sonny” Santos is a retired commander from the Honolulu Police Department. He served in all Police capacities from uniformed patrol, plainclothes investigation, five years in the Criminal Investigation Division, City emergency management response and lastly as an upper level administrator in Special Field Operations bureau for HPD. He continues to volunteer for the city and assists with leadership and supervisory development classes for the City of Honolulu.
Sonny’s Emergency Management background has allowed him to build his craft thru networking and building relationships on the Federal, State, local levels. Sonny is a certified John Maxwell Leadership instructor and continues to grow and learn as his does speaking engagements, coaching and leadership trainings across the Pacific. He is also a credentialed instructor for FEMA teaching Incident Command System courses, All Hazard’s Incident Management Team (Incident Commander, Liaison Officer and Operations Section Chief classes). Sonny holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Wayland Baptist University.
Sonny has and continues to present and conduct Leadership development, Crisis Management, Active Threat (shooter), emergency preparedness and readiness classes for various Hawaii Law Enforcement agencies, the University of Hawaiʻi system, medical institutions, Hawai`i State Department of Education schools, private schools, financial institutions and various community and church groups. Team work makes the dream work! Through his experience Sonny helps teams that are looking for improved team dynamics, growth, readiness and accountability. He is also available for emergency operational plan review and development.
Mr. Thomas “Sonny” Santos is a retired commander from the Honolulu Police Department. He served in all Police capacities from uniformed patrol, plainclothes investigation, five years in the Criminal Investigation Division, City emergency management response and lastly as an upper level administrator in Special Field Operations bureau for HPD. He continues to volunteer for the city and assists with leadership and supervisory development classes for the City of Honolulu.
Sonny’s Emergency Management background has allowed him to build his craft thru networking and building relationships on the Federal, State, local levels. Sonny is a certified John Maxwell Leadership instructor and continues to grow and learn as his does speaking engagements, coaching and leadership trainings across the Pacific. He is also a credentialed instructor for FEMA teaching Incident Command System courses, All Hazard’s Incident Management Team (Incident Commander, Liaison Officer and Operations Section Chief classes). Sonny holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Wayland Baptist University.
Sonny has and continues to present and conduct Leadership development, Crisis Management, Active Threat (shooter), emergency preparedness and readiness classes for various Hawaii Law Enforcement agencies, the University of Hawaiʻi system, medical institutions, Hawai`i State Department of Education schools, private schools, financial institutions and various community and church groups. Team work makes the dream work! Through his experience Sonny helps teams that are looking for improved team dynamics, growth, readiness and accountability. He is also available for emergency operational plan review and development.
Work Place/Campus Emergency Preparedness TTX Workshop
Format: This workshop focuses on key organizational leadership (campus admin, corporate leaders, site managers) teams working together to identify work priorities, preparing key employees and exercising incident management for campus crisis scenarios. (TTX=Table Top Exercise)
This program is perfect for:
- Campus Administration, Security, Operations supervisors & staff, Human Resources, counseling and behavioral health...
Personal Growth and development, Maxwell Leadership Mastermind Series: "The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth"
Format: Mastermind (John Maxwell Leadership Programs) In person/virtual
10 Week Course, 1.5 hours a week.
This program is perfect for:
- 8-10 individuals (work teams or individuals)
- Individuals that what to build on personal growth techniques, communication, work coordination and collaboration.
The audience will leave with:

